In Brazil, Honeywell announced that Petrobras has selected Honeywell UOP’s Ethanol-to-Jet (ETJ) process technology for project development at its REPLAN refinery in São Paulo, Brazil. Once approved, the project will deliver up to 10,000 barrels per day of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), representing the first large-scale ETJ initiative in Latin America. By leveraging ethanol from […]
In Brazil, Investing.com reports Petrobras will resume biodiesel production in the northeastern state of Ceará, executive director Magda Chambriard said Friday. Chambriard said the company’s fuel price monetary policy is working. He reiterated that Petrobras will work to avoid shifting volatility from the international market to domestic fuel prices. The CEO said the company has […]
In Brazil, Topsoe has signed an agreement with Petrobras to deliver technology and services for a potential facility at Petrobras’ Boaventura Energy Complex, located in Itaboraí, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The project will be based on Topsoe’s HydroFlex® technology, proprietary equipment and catalysts to enable the production of SAF and renewable diesel. Once […]
In Brazil, Petrobras and Vale have signed a contract for the supply of diesel in operations of the mining company in Minas Gerais. The agreement involves the supply of diesel S10, produced by Petrobras, with the addition of the mandatory portion of biodiesel, currently at 15%. The agreement also provides for low-carbon business development opportunities, […]
In Brazil, the Infra News Agency reports Petrobras supplied three Transpetro ships with bunker fuel containing 24% renewable content. The operation was carried out between November 10 and 17, at Tebar (São Sebastião Waterway Terminal), on the north coast of São Paulo, considered the largest oil and derivatives terminal in the country. The bunker used […]
In Brazil, CNN Brasil reports Petrobras president Magda Chambriard said on Monday that Petrobras evaluates new investments in renewable fuels and movements, as a way to invest more and more in fuels less harmful to the environment. “We are thinking strongly about the return to ethanol, we will be increasing the production of biodiesel… we […]
In Brazil, Petrobras began the contracting process to build the first plant dedicated to the production of BioQAV (or SBC, of Synthetic Component of Mix for the production of SAF) and renewable diesel (or HVO – Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil), to be installed at the Presidente Bernardes Refinery (RPBC), in Cubatão (SP). The project provides processing […]
In Brazil, Valor International reports Petrobras expects to begin producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel by the end of the year. It already ran co-processing tests at its Duque de Caxias refinery (Reduc) in Rio de Janeiro where it included 1.2% corn oil into standard fossil-based aviation kerosene. It begins to produce 10,000 barrels per day of […]
In Brazil, El Periodico de Energia reports that contrary to O Globo’s report over the weekend that Petrobras is in negotiations with Cosan to invest in the company’s sugarcane-based ethanol production, Petrobras has denied those conversations, following a request for clarification from the Securities Commission (CVM) on information published by the Brazilian press. The regulator […]
In Brazil, O Globo reports Petrobras has on the table to invest in Raízen, a joint venture between Cosan and Shell. According to industry sources, the state-owned company analyzes several possibilities, such as becoming a partner of the company or buying assets, which would mark its return to the ethanol sector, a strategy already announced […]
